aupulehu-Kona, HI (Sports Network) - Fred Funk would like to win $2 million on two different tours this season.
He's off to a good start.
After collecting nearly $200,000 in two PGA Tour starts, Funk opened the Champions Tour season with a win by shooting a seven-under 65 on Sunday to beat Allen Doyle at the MasterCard Championship.
Funk collected $300,000 for the victory, his third in three seasons on the 50- and-over circuit. He finished at 21-under 195, bolstered by a 63 on Saturday at Hualalai.
Doyle, the 11-time Champions Tour winner with the homespun swing, did little wrong Sunday in a head-to-head with Funk that resembled match play down the stretch.
The overnight leader by a shot, Doyle carded a final-round 64 to end two shots back at 19-under 197. Ahead by as many as four on Sunday, he ended his round with five consecutive pars, most of them scrambling.
Funk birdied the last two holes for the win, making a 20-foot chip from the fringe at the 17th to move ahead, then rolling in an eight-foot birdie putt at the 18th for good measure.
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